[New answers to the questions of continued rabies control in Germany].
With the assistance of a computer simulation model changed rabies spreading in immunised fox populations is examined. The influence of long-time and large-scale vaccination on the virus-host-system is analysed and new effects and their causes are shown. Rabies can persist for many years despite continuous vaccination with high immunisation rates. Because of the characteristic low-level prevalence the disease is provable by random only without using untreatable surveillance measures. Therefore one has to keep in mind the possibility of continued rabies within areas suspected rabies-free by surveillance. Consequences for emergency programs after termination of the vaccination will be discussed.
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Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der Tiere, Institut für Epidemiologie, Wusterhausen.
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Tischendorf
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Müller
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D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015995:Prevalence; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines
D011819:Rabies Vaccines
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